Beer Week: Tasty Thursday #100 - Nut Brown Ale Recipe

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As promised the nut brown! Well, it’s actually more of a traditional English Brown Ale, since I didn’t add any nuts to it, but it has a bit of a nutty flavor. The next batch I do will have roasted almonds. 

Beer Week: Racking & Bottling Stage

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Alright, day 3! Let’s talk about racking and bottling!

Be sure to read the entire post before racking/bottling your beer.

A note: Your beer you brewed yesterday should start bubbling a few hours after you pitch the yeast. This is good, it means the yeasties are fermenting that wort! The first few days will be an especially furious ferment, but it will taper off after that.

Beer Week: Honey Wheat Ale Recipe

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Welcome back for another day of brewing with Household 7!

Today, we’re going to go over the basic brew process for extract recipes using my honey wheat recipe.

*cough cough* Wife interruption here...This is the finished product...

Beer Week: Homebrewing Essentials

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I hope you all are ready - this week I'm handing the reins over to my husband for BEER WEEK! He started homebrewing in September (6 months ago) and when I asked him if he wanted to share his expertise on my blog, he was very excited! :) So without further ado, here's Nick:

Hi all! Household 7 (AKA: Hubby) is commandeering the blog this week. We’re going to learn about brewing your own beer, so ladies, grab your man and get ready!

I started brewing because most of the domestic beers that I drank just did not live up to my standards. Until I discovered craft brews like Great Lakes Brewing Co., Dogfish Head, and others, I thought Bud, Coors, and beers like those we’re all to really choose from. The reality is that there are SO many types of beers and so many things you can do, that it’s mind boggling.